Hossam el-Hamalawy is seeking international support for labour activists victimised by the Egyptian state during the course of this ongoing strike wave. One is an organiser named Mohamed el-Attar, who has led strikes as well as campaigns against corrupt state officials. The company, acting on instructions from the state police, is moving him across the country, far away from his family, in order to stop him and help break the power of the union. The appeal is as follows:

If you are a trade unionist, a member of a syndicate, student union, political party, NGO, or a human rights organization, please try to get your union or organization to issue a solidarity statement with Attar, calling for the revoke of the transfer decree, his reinstatement back in his position in Mahalla, and send it to the following Egyptian ministries:

The Egyptian government is shit scared of the militant trade union movement, which I would guess is the only reason this guy isn't in a cell somewhere. They know they could fall. It's a very delicate moment for the regime. So, by all means, why not help the movement that is bringing the dictator to his knees?